Call for Papers — Open Sessions
Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section joint with the Committee on Standards
- 9 January 2019, 12:59
Theme: "Standards Relating to Serials, Continuing Resources and Scholarly Communications"
The Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section (SOCRS) and the Committee on Standards invites colleagues to submit proposals for its two-hour open session at the IFLA Congress in Athens on the theme “Standards Relating to Serials, Continuing Resources and Scholarly Communications”.
We invite papers that address any one or more of the following topics related to standards:
- IFLA Conceptual Models Standards:
- – IFLA Library Reference Model 5.8 Modelling of Serials; 5.7 Modelling of Aggregates
- – Interoperability between metadata created using RDA and ISSN instructions and element sets
- – The development of PRESSoo
- Standards and best practices relating to serials discovery and access, acquisitions and scholarly communications
- Identifiers and serials: ISSN and its interoperability with other identifiers (e.g., ISNI, DOI)
- Other major serials, continuing resource or scholarly communication standards used regionally or around the globe.
Submissions and Selection Process
If you are interested in submitting a paper proposal, please provide the following in English:
- Name(s) and affiliation(s) of author(s)/presenter(s)
- Proposed title of the paper
- Proposed abstract of the paper (no more than 500 words)
- Brief biographical information of all author(s)/presenter(s)
- Contact information, including email, of all author(s)/presenter(s)
Proposals should be sent by email by 1 March 2019 the extended deadline of 8 March 2019 to:
Gaelle Bequet, Secretary of the SOCRS Committee
Email: gaelle.bequet@issn.org
or
Margaret Mering, Chair of SOCRS Committee
Email: mmering1@unl.edu.
All proposals will be reviewed by members of the IFLA SOCRS committee and the Committee on Standards Organizing committee. Selection will be based on proposal content and fit to the programme theme. Proposal authors will be notified via email by 1 April 2019.
The deadline for final papers is 1 June 2019. Papers should be original work written in English, not published elsewhere, and should be no longer than 10 double-spaced pages using a standard 12-point font. Authors will be required to present their papers at the conference session. At least one author for each accepted paper must attend. This requirement ensures that the author(s) of the papers and attendees of the conference have the opportunity to engage in thoughtful discussion with colleagues about the presentations and other related topics, leading to a more robust professional experience. Presentations should last about 15-20 minutes and time will be allotted afterwards for questions and discussion. Presentations should be engaging, interactive, and designed to elicit thoughtful discussion from the audience. Use of PowerPoint or other visual applications is encouraged for the benefit of the entire audience. The official language of the programme is English.
Important Dates
8 March 2019: Proposal submission deadline
1 April 2019: Notification to submitters
1 June 2019: Deadline for authors to submit completed papers
Contact
Authors needing further information shall contact:
Gaelle Bequet, Secretary of the SOCRS Committee
Email: gaelle.bequet@issn.org
or
Margaret Mering, Chair of SOCRS Committee
Email: mmering1@unl.edu.
Programme Planning Committee
Meg Mering, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, United States; Chair, SOCRS Committee
Diane Beattie, Library and Archive Canada; Chair, Committee on Standards
Gaelle Bequet, ISSN International Office, Paris, France; Secretary, SOCRS Committee
Theron Westervelt, Library of Congress, United States; Information Coordinator, SOCRS Committee
Anders Cato, Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen, Denmark; LIDATEC Chair, Committee on Standards
Sharon Dyas-Correia, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, SOCRS Committee
Beata Katrincova, University Library in Bratislava, Slovakia, SOCRS Committee
Christina McCawley, West Chester University, United States, SOCRS Committee
Andrea Wirth, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, United States, SOCRS Committee
Please note:
At least one of the paper’s authors must be present to deliver a summary of the paper during the program in Athens. Abstracts should only be submitted with the understanding that the expenses of attending the conference will be the responsibility of the author(s)/presenter(s) of accepted papers.
All papers that are presented at the WLIC 2019 will be made available online via the IFLA Library under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.
Authors of accepted papers must complete the IFLA Authors’ Permission Form.
All expenses, including registration for the conference, travel, accommodation etc., are the responsibility of the authors/presenters. No financial support can be provided by IFLA, but a special invitation letter can be issued to author(s)/presenter(s) of accepted papers.
Congress Participation Grants
List of opportunities for support is available on the Conference Participation Grants webpage.